How to do the descaling on a tankless water heater.
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- This is one of my top 5 questions I get either by e mail or comment. There is a lot of videos out there showing you how to do this and most of them have never picked up a wrench or even tried to install a unit.
We have been doing this exact procedure for over 15 years and it has been a proven success for us. The only thing we have changed is the descaling a Navien unit.
If you follow this video, you will have complete success on maintaining your tankless heater.
There are many different flush kits on the market and there all good, I have been using Flow Aid for many years and it has worked very well for us. You can use distilled white vinegar as long as you use a pump rated for tankless heaters not something you buy from Harbor Freight.
Flow Air complete kit$154.00
If you have a question, please e mail me at,
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I hope you enjoy this video,
Mike
thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge and expertise in the tankless units. from Bushwick to Boston, Peejay thanks you!!!
Excellent in service. Thank you very much.
Of all my research, I have yet to find an official descaler kit that has a proper pump in it. They all have GPH ratings that are WAY to high. So I did go to Harbor Freight and found a 264 GPH (4.4 GPM) pond pump. I realize that flushing at 20,25,30 GPM is too fast for the solution to "work", but if you run it for a longer time is it ok to do? Or, will running at high GPM actually cause damage to the tankless?
My question is do you need an expansion tank with the tankless
I would do 1 thing differently. I would clean the filters AFTER descaling. Dirt in your bucket and/or deposits dislodged during descaling could clog the filter
Thank You.
I love your content I watch watch mostly all them but I have a question
Hi Mike
Thanks for the video. I have seven Rinnai's in a parallel setup. It's time consuming to flush all seven of them. I was thinking of building a custom hose so I could flush all of them at once. But I need to figure out how to check for the flow coming out of each one. Sometimes the water inlet valve doesn't open (I have a master unit which keeps the valves off by default, I think). Do you have any suggestions on how to do all seven efficiently and fast?
Do you have a video of going from natural gas to propane on a RL series? RL94e is what I have to be exact.
How often should you do this if you have always had a water softener?
I have an error and can’t find what it means
E-430
Is it in one of your videos?